Who’s behind the wheel?

Published August 12, 2022 3:00am ET



A new study settles the debate: Women are better drivers than men — simply because they would rather drive a car than let it drive them.

The Pew Research Center found that women were much more skeptical of self-driving vehicles and other automated features in cars than their male counterparts. Only 17% of women said they believe letting a car drive itself is a good idea, compared to 37% of men. And 72% of women said they would definitely not want to ride as a passenger in a self-driving vehicle, while 46% of men said they definitely would.

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